Tennessee Trio Face Federal Charges in California Crypto Robbery Spree, Prosecutors Say
Prosecutors say the men forced victims to open crypto accounts at gunpoint and moved about $6.5 million into wallets they controlled.
- On Monday, a federal grand jury indicted Elijah Armstrong, Nino Chindavanh, and Jayden Rucker on kidnapping and robbery charges after they traveled from Tennessee to California to target cryptocurrency owners.
- Posing as delivery workers, the trio allegedly accessed homes across San Francisco, San Jose, Sunnyvale, and Los Angeles, using guns, duct tape, and zip ties to restrain victims during a violent robbery spree.
- In one instance, the defendants forced a victim at gunpoint to sign into his cryptocurrency accounts, enabling the transfer of roughly $6.5 million to a wallet controlled by the co-conspirators.
- Describing the scheme as 'sophisticated' and 'brazen, violent, and dangerous,' U.S. Attorney Craig Missakian said, 'These individuals, as alleged, terrorized their victims in the hopes of stealing vast sums of cryptocurrency.'
- All three remain in federal custody following their December arrests; if convicted, they face up to life in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count of conspiracy to commit kidnapping.
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Three Men From Tennessee Indicted In Strong-arm Crypto Robbery Spree Across Bay Area and LA
We still don't know who the brains are behind the operation, but three young men from Tennessee were indicted by a federal grand jury and may lead investigators to the co-conspirator or co-conspirators who guided them to holders of large sums of crypto in California.The three men in their 20s from Tennessee who were earlier identified by federal investigators — 21-year-old Elijah Armstrong, 21-year-old Nino Chindavanh, and 25-year-old Jayden Ruc…
Tennessee trio face federal charges in California crypto robbery spree, prosecutors say
Three men from Tennessee have been indicted on federal charges, including attempted kidnapping, in connection with an alleged crime spree targeting cryptocurrency owners in California.
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